Needle In The Hay - Elliott Smith
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Intro... (x3)
Verse 1:
Your hand on
his arm
the hay stack
charm around
your neck
strung out an
d thin
calling some
friend trying
to cash some c
heck
he's acting d
umb
that's what y
ou've come, t
o expect
Chorus:
needle in the
hay
needle in the
hay
needle in the
hay
needle in the
hay
Verse 2:
he's wearing
your clothes
head down to
toes a reactio
n to you
you-say-you k
now what he di
d but you idio
t kid
you don't hav
e a clue
sometimes the
y just get cau
ght in the act
.
You're pullin
g him through
Chorus:
needle in the
hay
needle in the
hay
needle in the
hay
needle in the
hay
Middle: (x3)
Verse 3:
now on the bu
s
nearly touchi
ng this dirty
retreat
falling out 6
th and Powell,
dead sweat in
my teeth
/
gonna walk wa
lk walk
four more blo
cks plus the o
ne in my break
Down-downstai
rs to the man
he's gonna ma
ke it ok
/
i can't beat
myself
/
i can't beat
myself
and i don't w
ant to talk
i'm taking th
e cure so i ca
n be quiet
whenever i wa
nt
so leave me a
lone
you ought to
be proud that
i'm getting go
od marks
Chorus: (x2)
needle in the
hay
needle in the
hay
needle in the
hay
needle in the
hay
Outro: (x3)